Longtime Kansas telephone repairman Kassinger retires after 400 years of weathered service
Charles Kassinger retired from Southwestern Bell after decades of 24 hour storm duty. He recalled the 1923 24 snowstorm and a cyclone near Clifton. He won the Vail medal for saving three lives and spoke of humorous and tragic calls while serving in Lawrence and Douglas County with his wife Velma and son Charles.
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Charles Kassinger
Kassinger
Southwestern Bell Teléphone Co
Livyrence
Linwood
Topeka
Wagsinger
Clineton
Vail
Southwestern Belt Telephone Ca
Irvin Oehric
Maine Street
Kansas Telephone Co
Douglas County
Baldwin
Lawrence
Velma
Ohio St
Charles
Ellender vows to oppose soil and water budget cuts
Senator Ellender of Louisiana says he will not condone slashing funds for soil and water protection and flood control. As chairman of a Senate subcommittee, he pledges to press for adequate appropriations, opposing cuts that could interrupt ongoing projects and water development goals.
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Sen
Ellender
Washington
Ellen.der
Ellendér
United States
Three Senators Named to Efficiency Probe Panel
TOPEKA three Senate members were named to the efficiency and economy committee. They are Sens Howard Immet Glee Smith and Charles Joseph. House members nominated in GOP and Democrat caucuses and approved later.
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Topeka
Senate
Howard Immet
Tola
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Charles Joseph
Hutchinson
Clyde Hill
Yates
Rod Bentley
Shields
Cornerstone Ceremony for Salvation Army Citadel
The cornerstone of the Salvation Army Citadel at 10th and N. H. Sts will be laid at 3 p.m. Sunday. Brig.-Gen. Parsons from Kansas City will conduct the ceremony. Colleagues include Prof. Frank Brown and members of the Alsory-Dod and former officers. The Lawrence Corps and Army Temple Bay from Kansas City will furnish evening music. Maj. and Mrs. Hutchings are in charge of arrangements.
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Salvation’ Army
10Th
N. H. Sts
Wikliam Parsons
Kansas City
SoOthere
Kansas University renews scholarship for sensors in chemistry
The university renews a scholarship program supporting sensors in chemical research at Kansas University for another year with funding set at five hundred dollars.
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Kansas’ University
Two Tornadoes Strike In Tennessee This Morning
The Weather Bureau reports two tornadoes struck near Jackson and Selmer in Tennessee around 2 a.m. damaging several houses with no fatalities or injuries. Severe damage confirmed at Selmer and Chesterfield while a tornado alert continued for southern Middle Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Jackson
Tenin
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Selmer
Chesterfield
Lexington
Middle Tennessee
Reds Refuse to Restore Berlin Telephone Link
East Berlin declares in Berliner Zeitung that Communist officials reject Western efforts to restore phone links with Allied West Berlin. Connections severed five years ago amid claims Western spies used the network.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
Reno School Notes Detail April Committees And Class Activities
Four upper grades in Mrs Puckett s room form April committees led by John Williams Denny Longstaff and Keith Higginbotham for grading Donna Higginbotham and Danny Yeager art Jerry Moore Gayle Hunt Rho da Helm playground Monte Heim Jackie Rose attend to the Mag Bill Williams George Sprinter Lawrence Lindberg plan blackboard work Connie Conner Vern Wise Ella May Vandersice library. Students drew a scene from Wilderness Champion during class. Mrs Puckett reads it to them. Mrs Walter’s fourth grade with H Hess gathered Reno history for records. Third grade reports focus on Mexico. Music involves The Wise Bunny and Fridays songs Shortening Bread I Love To Children Pray and I Love To Whistle. Mr and Mrs Howell Ollegood.
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William Pucketts
John Williams
Denny Longstaff
Keith Higginbotham
Donna Higginbotham
Danny Yeager
Jerry Moore
Gayle Hunt
Rhoda Helm
Monte Heim
Jackie Rose
Bill Williamis
George Sprinter
Lawrence Lindberg
Connie Conner
Vern Wise
Ella May Vandersiice
Toom
Mexico
Wise Bunny
Howell Ollfegood
Animal Life Across Many Creature Clues
Crossword style clues list scattered terms from across and down entries. Includes animals such as yak or elk, birds, and geographic references plus various wordplay hints. Readers fill the grid with answers like deer, ox, ram, and other related terms.
Local families gather in Nebraska City and Reno community notes
The article lists multiple family visits across towns including Leavenworth and Eu dora with Mrs. Zella McClintock, the Olliegoods, and McClintocks of Lawrence. It notes school dismissals in Lawrence and mentions Jerry Kelsall’s vacation, church class activities, and upcoming county superintendent election. The obituary for Elmer Couch and a hippo teeth fact conclude the item.
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Baby
Zella McClintock
Florida
Olliegood
Floyd Channel
Leavenworth
Bill McClintock
Lawrence
Joe Coleman
Charles Strong
John Strong
Eudora
Nelson Madsen
Nebraska City
Neb
Jerry Kelsall
Jerry
Reno School
Reno Church
Chasehoard
Ters
Hazel McGee
Tonanoxle
Tra Higginbotham
Garnett Higginbotham
LaPlata
Marvin Waln
Geneva
Williamsburg
Loren Higginbotham
Thoresea
Ottawa
Mary O'Brien
Gerda Solberg
Overland Park
Steve Cochran Attacks Women Looting and Loafing in Italy
In a sensational New York quip fest, Steve Cochran blasts women as loafing and carps at wives kept at home in Italy. He cites mingling stars, marriage splits, and social scenes as he riffs on gender roles and fame.
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New York
Steve Cochran
Italy
Martyn Monroe
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Animal Life
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Mr. Cobb
Sicily
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Perry Wall
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New Instant Hills Bros Coffee
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Middle West
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Zanesville
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Faye McKenzie
Phil Silvers
Jack EF. Leonard
Edgar Bergen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Boyer
Bing Crosby
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George Jessel
Ginger Rogers
Jacques Bergeran
Hollywood
Walter Troutman
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N.Y
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Mickey Mantle
Palm Beach
Mantle
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Piazza
Lisa Kirk
Bob McFadden
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Vegas
Desert Inn
Mamie ‘van Doren
Texas
Bernie Berns
George Washington
Seeman
Pepperidge Farm
Sommer’s
Orange Juice Crew
Oleo Bliss
Ajax Cleanser
Idaho
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Wolferman
Dai Monte
Strawhgrry
Kraft’s Delux
Oleo
Scotties
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Ita
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